Defense Daily Archive
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019
- Air Force’s Joint Forces Space Component Command Missions to Move to U.S. Space Command
- Thornberry To Push For $750 Billion NDAA Topline At Wednesday’s HASC Markup
- House Appropriation Committee Sends $49.7 Billion DHS Bill To House On Party Line Vote
- HASC More Than Doubles Chinook Block II Funding
- AeroVironment Acquires Pulse Aerospace, Adding VTOL UAS To Product Suite
- House Passes Bill Authorizing Cyber Hunt Teams Within DHS
- DoD Arctic Strategy Highlights Domain Awareness, Russia/China Activities
- Sikorsky To Build First Six Production VH-92A Presidential Helos Under $542 Million Contract
- BALTOPS 2019 Putting Emphasis on Mine Warfare
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
- Trump Signals Concerns With Raytheon, UTC Mergers But Companies Don’t See Regulatory Hurdles
- Raytheon, UTC Aerospace Businesses To Combine Into $74 Billion Aerospace And Defense Company
- HASC Committee Expects to Bring FY ’20 NDAA Bill to House Floor by Early July
- House Committee’s Draft NDAA Would Slow GBSD
- Low-yield SLBM Ban Could Stop ‘Nitwit’ From Starting Nuclear War, HASC Chair Says
- HASC Chair Seeks Increased Space Launch Competition, Smaller Space Force With NDAA Proposal
- F-35’s Lot 12 Agreement Reached, With Options Available for Future Lots
- BAE Systems Sitting Out Army’s OMFV Competition, Setting Sights On Robotic Combat Vehicle
- HASC Wants More Information on Air Force’s Light Attack Experiment in FY ’20 NDAA
- House Defense Bill Adds Over $1 Billion In Unfunded Navy Priorities
- Smith Defends HASC’s $733 Billion NDAA Mark, Cites Low-Yield Nuke Cut As Main Point Of Contention
- Paris Air Show Comes at ‘Pivotal Time’ for European Aerospace
- Lockheed Martin Gets Another $1.8 Billion For F-35 Block 4
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Monday, June 10, 2019
- Defense Watch
- Pentagon Halting Turkey’s Participation In F-35 Program, Stopping Pilot Training By End Of July
- Marine Corps Awards Northrop Grumman $958 Million To Move G/ATOR Into Full-Rate Production
- GE Restarts ITEP Work After GAO Turns Down ATEC Protest
- GAO: Poland Missile Defense Site Delayed 18 Months, Still Cuts Testing
- Air Force’s June R&D Launch to Test Space X’s Falcon Heavy Reusability in ‘Most Challenging’ Mission Yet
- Army Awarding Up To Two Prototype Deals For Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium
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Friday, June 7, 2019
- SAIC’s First Quarter Sales, Earnings Up On Engility Deal, Improved Performance
- Officials Detail Army’s First Network Modernization Capability Set, Procurement Awards Likely Next Spring
- Sikorsky’s Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Makes First Flight, ‘Zero-Pilot’ Flights Planned for 2020
- GAO Details RKV Issues Add $600 Million In Cost
- Aerospace And Defense Industry’s Economic Output Shows Solid Growth In 2018, AIA Says
- Joint Regional Security Stacks Program Failing To Meet Operational Outcomes, DoD IG Says
- New GAO Report Lauds DOD’s Acquisition Reform Efforts, But Notes More Work Is Needed
- Navy Cycling Four New Missile Defense Destroyers To Spain
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Thursday, June 6, 2019
- HASC Subcommittee Passes FY ’20 NDAA Readiness Mark, Calls for Tough F-35 Sustainment Oversight
- House Panel Approves DHS Spending Bill Along Party Lines As Granger Warns Of Shutdown
- House Panel Pushes New Navy MSP-Type Tanker Program
- In-Q-Tel Invests In Artificial Intelligence Firm That Rapidly Processes Open Source Data
- Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Aim at Newly Approved Arms Sales to Middle East
- Army To Award First Prototype Deals This Fall For Synthetic Training Environment’s Live Component
- U.K. Carrier Deploying To East Coast Again
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019
- Army’s Rapid Tech Office Set To Deliver Initial Hypersonics Capability In FY ’23, 50KW Laser Weapon In FY ’22
- Over 600 Personnel To Transfer From STRATCOM To New SPACECOM
- Draft House Appropriations Bill Adds Start Up Funds For Second Icebreaker, 12th National Security Cutter
- Southern Command Wants Predator UAS For Counter-Drug Missions, Official Says
- House Panel Looks To End Ford Carrier Cost Cap
- Raytheon Finishes First Dual-Target Test Of Ford Defense System
- HASC Subcommittee Unanimously Approves FY ’20 Mark For Air And Land Programs
- L3 Wins Multi-Million Air Force Contract for C-130H Avionics Upgrade
- House Seapower Authorization Markup Has Sealift and Frigate Amendments
- HASC Subcommittee Moves To Constrict DOE Plans For Nuclear Weapon Cores
- State Department Approves $1.7 Billion F-16 Deal With Bulgaria
- Northrop Grumman Has Completed Demo Of LTAMDS Offering For Army
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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
- HASC Subcommittee to Authorize Two F-15EX Buys, Require Program Plans For Future Procurement
- HASC Strategic Forces Mark Bans Low-Yield Warhead Funding for FY ‘20
- House Authorizers ‘Concerned’ With Lack of Army Aviation Strategy
- House Authorization Bill Switches Oiler With LPD-31, Prevents Carrier Retirement
- House Panel Seeks Strategies In Next NDAA To Protect DoD’s 5G, Future Tech Investments
- HASC Subcommittee Wants SDA to Focus on New PNT Capabilities, Commercial SSA Procurement
- House Panel Wants to Withhold CH-53K Funds Until Navy Reports on Progress
- BAE Adds To Autonomous Capabilities With Acquisition Of Company Focused On UUVs
- Navy Renames SPAWAR As NAVWAR
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Monday, June 3, 2019
- Defense Watch
- ATEC ITEP Bid Protest Involved Three-Day Hearing With GAO, GE, Army
- Air Force Solicits Industry for New Rapid Space Launch Capabilities
- Army Readying Light Robotic Combat Vehicle Program, Plan To Award Two Prototype Deals
- Ford Elevator Work Prioritized And Extending Past October
- DHS Awards ECS Federal $276 Million For Cyber Security Dashboard Ecosystem
- Oshkosh Receives Potential $109.8 Million Army Deal To Deliver New Semitrailers
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Friday, May 31, 2019
- L3 Opens Interactive Center To Showcase, Test Passenger Screening Systems And Concepts
- Cost And Schedule Performance Deteriorating On NASA’s Major Programs, GAO Says
- Northrop Declares First Stage Test of New OmegA Rocket a Success
- Navy Issues RFI For Shipyard Infrastructure Plan
- 2nd Fleet Reaches IOC, To Lead BALTOPS
- Boeing Pitches F-model Chinook As Germany’s Next Heavylift Helicopter
- Northrop Grumman Nabs $65 Million Contract For Three Triton UAVs
- Army To Award Prototype Deals In April ‘20 For Next-Gen Squad Weapon Fire Control System
- Marine Corps Releases Market Survey For Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle
- Boeing Bags $259 Million Air Force Deal for Weapon Planning Software
- DIA Believes Russia Is “Probably” Not Adhering To Nuclear Test Ban
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Thursday, May 30, 2019
- Dunford to Successor: In Tough Budget Times, Consider Quality Over Quantity
- ICE To Expand Evaluation Of Rapid DNA Technology On Southwest Border
- Lockheed Martin Will Not Pursue FFG(X) Bid
- Leonardo DRS Sees Future in Survivability Systems
- Army’s Work On Autonomous Turret Informing Blueprint For Future Logistics Solutions
- Army Looking To Smartphone-Like Apps, Software Upgrades To Address Logistics Challenges